As President Donald Trump settles into the White House after being sworn in today, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made headlines by referring to the Gulf of Mexico as the 'Gulf of America' in an executive order. This name change was previously mentioned by Trump in a news conference earlier this month.
In the executive order addressing a severe winter storm expected to impact the South, including parts of Florida, DeSantis stated, 'an area of low pressure moving across the Gulf of America, interacting with Arctic air, will bring widespread impactful winter weather to North Florida beginning Tuesday, January 21, 2025.'
